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NEBRASKAland October 2017

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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60 NEBRASKAland • OCTOBER 2017 Opening More Fields and Waters Even more public hunting land is available this season. By Julie Geiser W ith the pheasant season opener just around the corner, many upland bird hunters are looking for places to hunt all across Nebraska. But in a state that is 97 percent privately owned, obtaining landowner permission to hunt, trap or fish on private land can be challenging. Fortunately, those taking to the fields this season will find over 242,000 acres open to public hunting through the Commission's Open Fields and Waters Program – a 10 percent increase compared to last year. Through OFW, Game and Parks biologists work with hundreds of private landowners each year, offering Increasing public hunting access within the eight "Focus on Pheasant" and "Pheasant Opportunity Areas" is one of the top priorities identified in the Commission's Berggren Plan – a five-year initiative aimed at improving the pheasant hunting experience in Nebraska. A pointer retrieves a pheasant from an OFW area west of McCook in Red Willow County. MAP BY JOHN LAUX PHOTO BY JULIE GEISER

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